Providing National Research & Consulting Services for Our Clients

Our Consulting Team

At John Burns Real Estate Consulting, we are committed to helping our clients make the most-informed housing industry decisions. The firm is on retainer with institutional investors, banks, builders, developers, federal and state officials, and building product manufacturers. Our team members are highly motivated and passionate about every assignment we are engaged in.

Our expertise includes strategic planning, market research, due diligence, valuation projects and ongoing market monitoring services. Our diverse backgrounds make our performance more effective and reliable.

Tim Sullivan
Principal
  • Expert in due diligence, valuation and connecting consumer to demand to product development
  • Manages consulting assignments all over the country
  • 27+ years of natonal real estate consulting experience
  • Formerly a Principal in national research company and founder of another
  • M.B.A. from San Diego State University with emphasis in Marketing and Finance
  • B.A in Economics from University of California, San Diego
  • Based in San Diego, CA office
Don Walker
President
  • Expert in home building financials & valuation, land development and commercial construction
  • Leads portfolio and valuations assignments
  • 12 years of homebuilder and 8 years of consulting experience
  • Former President of 2,000 homes/year builder
  • B.S. in Finance/Real Estate from San Diego State University
  • Member of San Diego State’s Real Estate Advisory Board
  • Based in the San Diego, CA office
Ken Perlman
Vice President
  • Manages residential and commercial real estate consulting assignments across the country
  • More than 15 years experience in real estate and economic research
  • Former Residential Land Broker
  • MBA from University of San Diego
  • B.A in Urban Studies and Planning from UC San Diego
  • Based in the San Diego, CA office
Dean Wehrli
Senior Manager
  • Manages residential and commercial real estate in consulting assignments across the country
  • More than 12 years of experience in real estate, economic and consumer research
  • PhD. from the Unversity of California, Los Angeles
  • B.A. in Political Science from Cal State Fullerton
  • Based in the Sacramento, CA office
J.T. Schwartz
Senior Consultant
  • 7+ years of real estate experience with a focus in custom consulting assignments
  • B.S. from Pennsylvania State University
  • Law degree from The Dickinson School of Law at Pennsylvania State University
  • Based in the San Diego, CA office
Gregory Tsujimoto
Senior Consultant
  • Performs custom consulting market research
  • Expert in field research, detailed analysis
  • Homebuilder experience, including internet marketing, land acquisitions and sales for Centex and Lennar
  • B.S. in Business Administration from California State University, San Bernardino
  • Based in the Irvine, CA office
Mollie Carmichael
Principal
  • Expert in strategic planning, acquisition, due diligence, competitive and consumer research, sales and marketing strategies
  • Manages consulting assignments all over the country
  • 21 years of homebuilder/developer experience
  • Former Vice President of Strategic Marketing for Lennar, Centex Homes, Pulte Homes / Del Webb and The Irvine Company
  • Based in the Irvine, CA office
Peter Dennehy
Vice President
  • Expert in strategic planning, competitive research, sales and marketing strategies
  • 22 years of research experience with real estate development
  • Juris Doctorate from the University of San Diego's School of Law
  • B.A. in Government/Public Policy from Pomona College
  • Based in San Diego, CA office
Lesley Deutch
Vice President
  • Leads custom consulting assignments in both housing and commercial real estate
  • More than 12 years of experience on Wall Street and in real estate and economic research
  • Investment Banking Analyst at Lehman Brothers
  • Former Vice President at Deutsche Bank Real Estate Research and RREEF research
  • Senior Research Manager for one of the largest condo converters in the U.S.
  • Principal and Founder of an independent research firm
  • B.S. from the Wharton School
  • B.A. in Economics from the University of Pennsylvania
  • Based in the Palm Beach, FL office
Adam McAbee
Senior Manager
  • Manages residential and commercial real estate consulting assignments across the country and Latin America
  • 16+ years of experience in feasibility, supply and demand analysis and product development experience
  • B.A. in Real Estate Studies from San Diego State University
  • Based in the San Diego, CA office
Chris Porter
Manager
  • Manages special projects and conducts custom consulting studies
  • Expert in market analysis, economics and investment consulting
  • Former analyst at Rogerscasey, an investment consulting firm
  • Managed the content of a leading housing industry website
  • B.A. in Economics from Princeton University
  • M.S. in Journalism from Northwestern University
  • Based in the Irvine, CA office
Shaun McCutcheon
Consultant
  • Financial proformas and commercial market analysis
  • Experience as an instructor of real estate finance at New School of Architecture and as a senior associate at The London Group
  • B.A. from University of California, San Diego, in Economics, Urban Studies and Planning
  • Based in our San Diego, CA office